[359] Cf. De prin. Praef. 1.
[360] Tradition says that Origen heard the discourses of Ammonius Saccas, the founder of the Neoplatonic School. Porphyr. apud Euseb. H. E. VI, 19, 6.
[361] De prin. I, 1; III, 5.
[362] De prin. I, 1 and 2 deal with God and Christ respectively in a systematic way; cf. also II, 5 and 6. Besides there are many passages in Origen’s extant works, too numerous for reference here, which show his views.
[363] De prin. II, 6.
[364] De prin. I, 3; II, 7.
[365] Origen adopted the popular belief in the existence of angels and demons and made great use of it in explaining the present state of the world. The passages in his works are too numerous to be all named here; but De prin. I, 8, entire is devoted to the topic.
[366] C. Cels. IV, 65; De prin. I, 5.
[367] De prin. III, 6; cf. I, 5, 3.
[368] Clement, Paed. III, 1, 1. Strom. V, 14, 94; VI, 16, 134 f. Cf. Plato, Rep. IV, 436 A-441 C; Tim. 42 A.